Group protests against President Obama's health care plan at Federal Building in Syracuse

Nicholas Lisi / The Post-StandardAbout 30 people lined Clinton Street in front of the Federal Building in Syracuse during the noon hour today to protest the proposed health care plan.

Syracuse, NY -- About 30 people are lining Clinton Street in front of the Federal Building in Syracuse during the noon hour today to protest the proposed health care plan.

The demonstrators carried signs and were handing out literature against the health plan. Some cars honked their horns in support as they passed.

Joanne Wilder, of Cicero, said the demonstrators were asking people to sign petitions against the proposed federal health care plan. Wilder, a member of CNY Patriots and an organizer of the protest, said they are "concerned citizens that have not had our voices heard."

"We are making a stand against the federal health care bill that they are trying to pass," Wilder said.

Kelley Raunec, of Hastings, said that the protesters were locally organized and not affiliated with any national group. "I'm here because I don't want public health care," Raunec said.